Portable restrooms are made to stand up to the elements. So obviously, the decals that advertise the companies who own them must also stand up to the weather challenges. Monster Stick from Dynamic Print + Promotions is designed for the portable sanitation industry.
The flexible vinyl is designed to contour to textured and uneven surfaces. “It’s a vinyl often used in applications requiring decals to be applied over rivets or mounting hardware, yet it has a very aggressive hi-tack acrylic adhesive that is perfect for low surface-energy plastics,” says John Langworthy, president of Dynamic Print + Promotions. “In the portable restroom business, your decals on your restrooms are like having mini-billboards running around town promoting your brand.”
According to Langworthy, the decals were developed to answer the need for effective adhesion to heavily textured restroom walls. It has since spread to applications such as truck bed liners, carpet backing, AstroTurf items for golf accessories, textured pool and spa items, fabric structure buildings, and Langworthy says, when applied to a customer’s fabric it can be used on tarps for high-stress areas, patching and repairs.
“It took us almost 11 months to develop,” he says. “At first, we thought there would be an easy solution, but the adhesive was always too thick and gooey.”
As Langworthy explains, portable restrooms require constant pressure washing, and that thick layer of adhesive when exposed to extended hours in the sun and pressure washing, tended to “massage” the adhesive to the outer edges, giving decals a dirty, sticky dirt ring of excessive adhesive. Monster Stick’s thinner, but still effective adhesive solves this issue, he says.
“The investment is worth it to not have your logo falling off your restrooms, fabric buildings, rental equipment, propane tanks and anywhere else you want to promote your brand,” he says.
Langworthy says that while the original Monster Stick remains popular, an updated product is coming. “We are in the final testing of an updated version that we hope will also allow decals to be put on during cooler weather,” he says. “We have clients in northern states and Canada in different industries that have been asking for this benefit. We hope to have this newly tested Monster ready for WWETT 2024.” 800-472-0285; www.dynamicprintplus.com
